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LOT 0582
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
37 3/4 in. (2.2.28 grams, 96 cm).
A long, restrung designer necklace of annular beads with spherical, tubular and other types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old deceased estate.
Property of an East London lady collector, acquired at auction before 1995.
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LOT 0582
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Phoenician Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
6th-4th century B.C. and laterEstimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
The scarab with lightly incised anatomical detailing, the underside with a central cartouche flanked by two rearing crowned uraei, a pair of falcons standing above the cartouche facing a smꜣ hieroglyph symbolising union (of the two lands, Upper and Lower Egypt); set into a later gold swivel ring. 4.34 grams, 26.44 mm overall, 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
with Bonhams, London, UK, 21 October 1999, no.36. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12370-226696. -
Egyptian Amulet Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising two crouching Bastet cat figures, a hare, a fly, and a simplified Anubis. 1.56 grams total, 10-15 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Faience Scarab of Amenhotep III
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Detailed body and legs, underside with a cartouche of Amenhotep III containing his throne name Nebmaatre. 6.4 grams, 22 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
